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tips for clutter-free bedrooms

For our first post in a series featuring inspiring, clutter-free rooms, we begin with the space that is arguably the most important to keep clear of all visual noise: the bedroom.

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The bedroom has a view of the cherry trees.
The bedroom has a view of the cherry trees.
Storage under the bed and floor hides clutter in the master bedroom.
Storage under the bed and floor hides clutter in the master bedroom.
The bed takes up nearly the entire master bedroom, but it doesn’t make the space feel cramped. The wide window keeps the tiny box light.
The bed takes up nearly the entire master bedroom, but it doesn’t make the space feel cramped. The wide window keeps the tiny box light.
The master bedroom is spartan.
The master bedroom is spartan.
Their parents’ seldom-needed stuff (luggage, winter clothes) is stashed in the higher cabinets. “Believe it or not, we have empty cabinets,” says Nikolova. “There’s space for everything.”
Their parents’ seldom-needed stuff (luggage, winter clothes) is stashed in the higher cabinets. “Believe it or not, we have empty cabinets,” says Nikolova. “There’s space for everything.”
For a house in Phoenix, Arizona, Cy Keener's bedroom is on the far end the Spartan scale, but shows an interesting approach to balancing color. The gray floor and ceiling offset the white walls to add texture without adding clutter. The room contains a bed, a pair of boots, and a selection of books—and nothing else. Photo by Ye Rin Mok.
For a house in Phoenix, Arizona, Cy Keener's bedroom is on the far end the Spartan scale, but shows an interesting approach to balancing color. The gray floor and ceiling offset the white walls to add texture without adding clutter. The room contains a bed, a pair of boots, and a selection of books—and nothing else. Photo by Ye Rin Mok.
If you're looking for the ultimate minimalist bed frame, a platform bed with edges that extend beyond the mattress allow it to double as a bedside table, eliminating the need for other furniture.
If you're looking for the ultimate minimalist bed frame, a platform bed with edges that extend beyond the mattress allow it to double as a bedside table, eliminating the need for other furniture.
“Two-bedroom apartments are coveted in Manhattan, but the reality is that we are just two people, and the second bedroom had become neglected storage space,” Fontanez says. Combining the two into one reaped big rewards. “Now we wake up to a row of four windows and a variety of birds singing,” Russell says.
“Two-bedroom apartments are coveted in Manhattan, but the reality is that we are just two people, and the second bedroom had become neglected storage space,” Fontanez says. Combining the two into one reaped big rewards. “Now we wake up to a row of four windows and a variety of birds singing,” Russell says.
In the bedroom portion of the upstairs studio, a vintage Japanese indigo quilt from the Rose Bowl Swap Meet lies folded on the end of the George Nelson-designed bed, which is flanked by an Architectural Pottery floor lantern.
In the bedroom portion of the upstairs studio, a vintage Japanese indigo quilt from the Rose Bowl Swap Meet lies folded on the end of the George Nelson-designed bed, which is flanked by an Architectural Pottery floor lantern.